Slide: WD_57_17

Sand temper in which plagioclase and clinopyroxene mineral grains and lithic fragments of microlitic to vitric andesitic rock are the prominent grain types. Clinopyroxene dominant, but minor orthopyroxene.

Mineral and Rock Abundances

Fabric: tpr213 - Santo beach

None (0) Minor (1) Few (2) Common (3) Frequent (4) Major (5) Very Dominant (6)
0% 0-5% 5-15% 15-30 % 30-50% 50-70% 70-100%
Cal. QuartzFeldspar Pyroxene Amphibole Opaques OlivineBiotite Muscovite Epidote Garnet/ Spinel Ig./Met. Rocks Sed. Rocks Grog Lithics
0 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 microlitic, vitric

Images

SantoSAN10 SantoSAN10
Sherd SAN10 from Santo (Santo). Slide WD_57_17 from Dickinson Collection, Bishop Museum. x4 Magnification PPL (left) XPL (right). Scale bar: 0.5mm. High resolution image in VIMIPO (user: Guest pwd: Guest). Imaged by K. Hardy and M. Leclerc, ANU.

Sherd: SAN10

None

Period: None wikidata:

Site: Santo (Santo)

Suspected origin site: Santo

References:

259 Santo, Vanuatu, 2007 (Dickinson, W.)